Arts and Leisure
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3.7KSt. Martin-in-the-Fields, the London Model for the New England Meetinghouse
New Englanders visiting Trafalger Square in London often get a shock when they see the façade of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. The famous parish...
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2.3KA Brief, Mostly Nonmusical History of Baked Beans
Do not mess with a New Englander over the proper way to cook baked beans. You soak them, you parboil them, you...
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3.6KThe Other Side of the Boston Tea Party
Every story has two sides, and the other side of the Boston Tea Party is rarely told. But the merchants responsible for...
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2.8KThe Rise and Fall of the Belfast Broiler Festival
Mainers by the thousands celebrated Waldo County’s Mardi Gras for four decades: the Belfast Broiler Festival. Men from the poultry farms and...
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3.5KThe Recent Rediscovery of John Leslie Breck, Boston Impressionist
John Leslie Breck was a gifted artist on the verge of fame when he took his own life at the age of...
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